Visit Us….Again!

The redesigned official TARL website is now up and available for traffic. Presently, the bulk of the information is the same. Our hope is that users will find the new format cleaner and the functionality streamlined. We will be adding new content to the website as staff time and resources permit (remember, there are only a few of us!). The new website also reflects the staff changes that have occurred over the last year. We have been working with the university’s IT offices in the College of Liberal Arts (LAITS) to provide more direct access to TARL’s online resources and information on our services in a virtual theme that is reflective of our status as a research arm of the University of Texas at Austin. We hope the new website continues to provide you and the rest of the archeological community with the information you need.

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Elton R. Prewitt Texas Archeological Research Laboratory The University of Texas at Austin Archeologists have known of the painted pebbles in southwest Texas for about 100 years. Extensive excavation of dry rockshelters in the eastern and central Trans-Pecos region began in the 1920s. Initial digging by local collectors was followed in the 1930s by over … Continue reading Current Research on Painted Pebble Styles→

By Bryon Schroeder A recent collaboration between the Center for Big Bend Studies of Sul Ross State University and the Texas Archeological Research Lab focuses on advancing the analysis of both plant and human DNA at Spirit Eye Cave. The impetus for the maize research follows from the results of radiocarbon dated cobs that … Continue reading An Update on Research at Spirit Eye Cave→